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Baby name
Irene
Girl
Origin of the name
Irene comes from the ancient Greek eirēnē, “peace.” Eirene was the Greek goddess of peace.
Classic name
355,462births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 18rank at its peak, in 1921
Where babies named Irene are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Irene is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Irene is most common in North Dakota (2.7 times), New Hampshire (2.2) and Rhode Island (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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